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General => General Technical Chat => Topic started by: jadew on June 07, 2017, 12:25:26 am

Title: RoHS legislation
Post by: jadew on June 07, 2017, 12:25:26 am

Hey guys,

I've been reading recently that electronic kits are exempt from RoHS conformity. Is this true? and if yes, where can I read about it?

I'm also curious about what constitutes a kit.

Thanks

Title: Re: RoHS legislation
Post by: helius on June 07, 2017, 12:54:42 am

A typical kit only contains components (which you can basically only buy in ROHS finish unless they are military spec), a printed circuit board (which you can have made in ENIG finish which is ROHS compliant), and instructions. Such a package would be compliant with ROHS; it is not an electronic product containing prohibited substances.

Title: Re: RoHS legislation
Post by: jadew on June 07, 2017, 01:14:36 am

The problem is that one of the components doesn't have any RoHS compliance declarations in its datasheet. Also, I'd like to deliver the board assembled, except that a few cables won't be connected and there will be some screws to fasten too.

It's a plugin board for another product.